Esymus merdarius (Fabricius, 1775)
(a dung beetle)

Interactions where Esymus merdarius is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
imago imago may be found under fresh or older dung MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Esymus merdarius/Esymus merdariusa dung beetleimago Animal / resting place / under /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsfresh or olderdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris fresh or older dung MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Esymus merdarius/Esymus merdariusa dung beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsfresh or olderdung
larva larva is associated with Cercyon a genus of scavenger water beetles Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Esymus merdarius/Esymus merdariusa dung beetlelarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Hydrophilidae/Cercyon/Cercyona genus of scavenger water beetles

Author & YearTitleSource
Jessop, L., 1986Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 11, New edition, 53pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Esymus merdarius (a dung beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Esymus merdarius (a dung beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEsymus merdarius (a dung beetle)
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Esymus merdarius (a dung beetle)

Esymus merdarius (a dung beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Esymus merdarius (a dung beetle):

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